embryology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English embryo Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English embryology From embryo + -logy.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The scientific study of embryos and (often) also the developmental biology of all prenatal phases (embryology sensu stricto plus fetology and teratology collectively).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| embryologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
embryologic · cytoembryology · embryologist · neuroembryology
Relateds
embryogenesis · histology · histogenesis
Translations (25)
nl embryologie (the scientific study of embryos) · ja 発生学 (the scientific study of embryos) · el εμβρυολογία (the scientific study of embryos) · ro embriologie (the scientific study of embryos) · ru эмбриоло́гия (the scientific study of embryos) · de Embryologie (the scientific study of embryos) · fr embryologie (the scientific study of embryos) · ca embriologia (the scientific study of embryos) · ban brunawidya (the scientific study of embryos) · ms embriologi (the scientific study of embryos) · it embriologia (the scientific study of embryos) · eo embriologio (the scientific study of embryos) · ky эмбриология (the scientific study of embryos) · km ភ្រូណាវិទ្យា (the scientific study of embryos) · hi भ्रूणविज्ञान (the scientific study of embryos) · pt embriologia (the scientific study of embryos) · tl embriyolohiya (the scientific study of embryos) · es embriología (the scientific study of embryos) · vo brüomav (the scientific study of embryos) · fi embryologia (the scientific study of embryos) · kk эмбриология (the scientific study of embryos) · cmn 胚胎學 /胚胎学 (the scientific study of embryos) · hu embriológia (the scientific study of embryos) · ms kaji lembaga (the scientific study of embryos) · ja 胎生学 (the scientific study of embryos)